Description in Malayalam

Description is വിവരണം (vivaranam) in Malayalam, the usual word for an account or explanation of something. Police complaints, school essays and news reports all use it. The tone is neutral.

Most common translation

വിവരണം (vivaranam)

Description, explanation, commentary.

അവൻ യാത്രയുടെ വിവരണം ക്ലാസിൽ പറഞ്ഞു.

avan yaathrayude vivaranam klaasil paranju.

He gave a description of the trip in class.

All Malayalam words for “description”

visthaaram is a spread-out, detailed account, udaaharanam an example, gunanam an item-by-item listing, keerthanam description in praise, and prapancham touches description only among many other senses.

Common questions

How is description said in Malayalam?

Say വിവരണം (vivaranam) for a description.

Which word suggests a long, detailed description?

വിസ്താരം (visthaaram) does, a spread-out and elaborate account.